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President Obama’s Visit to Indonesia: Putting the Country on the Map
In this Brookings op-ed, I stressed Indonesia’s importance, economically and politically, and its current strengths and weaknesses.
Mar 10, 20104 min read


International Volunteer Service: A Smart Way to Build Bridges
In this Brookings Policy Brief, co-authored with David Caprara and Kevin Quigley, we made recommendations to the Obama Administration.
Jun 2, 20091 min read


Assessing the G-20 London Summit: Voices in Play
In this Brookings op-ed, I highlighted China’s support for strengthening the IMF in the effort to recover from the Global Financial Crisis.
Apr 8, 20093 min read


Regional Voices in Global Governance: Looking to 2010 (Part IV)
In this last part of a series in The Globalist, I lay out the advantages of combining the G8 and G20 to make a better global forum.
Mar 27, 20093 min read


Regional Voices in Global Governance: Changing the G-8? (Part III)
This was my third contribution to a 4-part series published by The Globalist blog. I proposed replacing the G20 with a G15.
Mar 26, 20094 min read


The G-20 London Summit 2009
This Brookings report contains nine perspectives on global summitry. My perspective sketched out what Asian countries wanted.
Mar 26, 20092 min read


Regional Voices in Global Governance: The Role of Advocacy (Part II)
In this second contribution to a 4-part series published by The Globalist blog, I contrasted the roles of Indonesia and China in the G20.
Mar 25, 20095 min read


Regional Voices in Global Governance: A Natural Progression (Part I)
In the first of a 4-part series published by The Globalist blog, I reviewed the evolution of the G20 forum from a meeting in France in 1975.
Mar 24, 20094 min read


Dateline Indonesia: Barack, Hillary and Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
In this Brookings op-ed, the best measure of success of Secretary of State Clinton’s visit to Indonesia is how well she listens, I wrote.
Feb 16, 20094 min read


The Millennium Challenge Corporation: An Opportunity for the Next President
In this Brookings working paper, co-authored with Jim Fox, we describe the MCC as “a brilliant innovation” and make a case for more funding.
Dec 22, 20082 min read


The G-20 Summit: The Medium was the Message
In this Brookings op-ed, I focused on the role of the emerging market country leaders in this new, for them, global forum.
Nov 17, 20083 min read


The G-20 Financial Summit: Seven Issues at Stake
Seven scholars contributed to this Brookings report. My part was “Keep the IMF at the Center”.
Nov 12, 20082 min read


The G-20 Summit: What’s It All About?
In this Brookings op-ed, I examine good and bad features of this important innovation in global governance.
Oct 27, 20084 min read


A Better Place for the Peace Corps
My essay published by the Peace Corps magazine WorldView, proposed making the Peace Corps part of an international study and service agency.
Oct 23, 20084 min read


Separating the IMF and the World Bank
In a Brookings Policy Brief and a Working Paper, I made a radical argument for moving the World Bank out of Washington DC to Europe.
Oct 6, 20081 min read


The Peace Corps and More
This was written to get the candidates in the 2008 presidential election to commit to making the Peace Corps bigger and more effective.
Sep 10, 20084 min read


Ten Times the Peace Corps: A Smart Investment in Soft Power
In this Brookings Policy Brief, co-authored with Kevin Quigley, we laid out the case for a Peace Corps of 80,000 volunteers.
Sep 5, 20081 min read


Myanmar: Where Do We Go From Here?
In this Brookings op-ed, co-authored with David Steinberg, we offer 5 principles for better governance in the aftermath of Cyclone Nargis.
Aug 3, 20084 min read


Cyclone Nargis: Catalyst for Change in Myanmar?
In this Brookings op-ed, co-authored with Elizabeth Ferris, we speculated on how the devasting Cyclone Nargis could spark better governance.
May 16, 20083 min read


Disaster in Myanmar: Key Challenges for the International Community
In this Brookings Q and A, I addressed key policy challenges after Cyclone Nargis for the military regime and the international community.
May 7, 20084 min read
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